Right about the inspection SAS. Be nice to know the TR head and blades hours too. If there was a separation, and they have the TR head hardware, determining if there was a separation and the cause etc will hopefully be straightforward metal fatigue analysis etc, but one never knows. If it goes down this road the NTSB should be out with inspection guidance and/or other related instructions before too long.....you’d expect. To be honest, I’m still very interested in the mechanism resulting in the main blade stubs and their attaching hardware not still being attached to the hub ( yes, I saw the dampers hanging there ).
GB: good input and thanks for that data point. Would appear to contradict the hypothesis I postulated. In the case you cited, was any of the tail fin and cone structure separated, as has been reported in this case?